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. >>> a new law signed by governor jerry brown may reduce life sentences for hundreds of other inmates. the bill written by leland yee will look at inmates that were arrested as a teenager. more than 300 inmates are currently eligible for that reduction. >>> another first for california with the state set to become the first to ban therapy that tries to turn gay or lesbian teens straight. the governor announced today it has signed senate bill 1172. it is slated to go into effect january 1st. those who opposed the bill said they intend to seek a temporary injunction against the law. >>> starting tomorrow in san francisco, you will need to bring your own bag or an extra dime or two to the store. the city's check out bag ordnance goes into effect monday. stores must give up plastic and offer paper or compostable bags instead. customers will have to pay 10- cents per bag and if they forget to bring their own. restaurants and bakeries are exempt from the law until next year. >>> san francisco blue's fans got a treat today. you have to keep working on. the two day festival filled two blocks
. >>> a new law signed by governor jerry brown may reduce life sentences for hundreds of other inmates. the bill written by leland yee will look at inmates that were arrested as a teenager. more than 300 inmates are currently eligible for that reduction. >>> another first for california with the state set to become the first to ban therapy that tries to turn gay or lesbian teens straight. the governor announced today it has signed senate bill 1172. it is slated to go into...
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as sal castaneda reports, governor brown took a ride in a self-driving car today to welcome who could be a new era in transportation. >> reporter: perhaps to drive home the point, governor jerry brown arrived today at google in a self-driven toyota prius. he then went inside to sign a bill for driverless cars to become legal. >> pioneering the future and leading not just the country but the whole world. >>> - - >> reporter: the new law will require safety standards including requiring a human being inside. but that may eventually change according to google cofounder sergey brin. >> you can have a car drop you off here to work. get out, walk through a little bit of green space and it goes off and takes somebody else some where else. >> reporter: he says driveless cars can potentially reduce the demand for parking. engineers say driverless cars may not be subject to what causes most automobile crashes, human error. >> i expect that self-driving cars are going to be much safer than driverless cars. >> just because they say it's safe, don't mean mechanically something can't go wrong. >> s
as sal castaneda reports, governor brown took a ride in a self-driving car today to welcome who could be a new era in transportation. >> reporter: perhaps to drive home the point, governor jerry brown arrived today at google in a self-driven toyota prius. he then went inside to sign a bill for driverless cars to become legal. >> pioneering the future and leading not just the country but the whole world. >>> - - >> reporter: the new law will require safety standards...
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president brown has signed the most bills than any previous governor. he has now signed a total of 12,744 bills. that includes his time as governor. ronald reagan 1,276 during their eight year tenures. >>> it's the first of three opportunities voters have to see president obama and romney face to face before the november election. ken pritchett tells us both campaigns are trying to manage expectations even before the candidates take the stage. >> reporter: if you listen to the romney campaign they're candidate has a tough road at the university of denver. >> president obama, he's a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years he's an experienced debater. >> reporter: but romney has extensive debater. >> no, governor romney he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> it is a flurry of unusual compliments, but who's winning the battle to lower expectations? >> i think actually president obama is in part because it's partly true. he's not been a good debater so he has a better argument. >> reporter: but u.s. political science profe
president brown has signed the most bills than any previous governor. he has now signed a total of 12,744 bills. that includes his time as governor. ronald reagan 1,276 during their eight year tenures. >>> it's the first of three opportunities voters have to see president obama and romney face to face before the november election. ken pritchett tells us both campaigns are trying to manage expectations even before the candidates take the stage. >> reporter: if you listen to the...
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. >>> governor jerry brown today said he had vetoed a bill that would have banned disrupting cell phone service without a court order. the bill was authored in the wake of a decision by b.a.r.t. last year to cut cell phone service in an effort to disrupt a planned protest. brown says that the bill could quote divert attention away from a true emergency by requiring the court order. the governor urged the lawmakers who authored the bill to work on an amended version of the bill. >>> california lawmakers will no longer get a discount on vanity license plates under a law signed by governor brown. ab48 requires elected officials the same as their constituents for those plates. that only adds $8,000 a year to the fund but supporters said they thought it was unfair that politicians got the reduction. >>> general motors have issued a recall. they have recalled 2007 to 2009 chevy cobalt. >>> former new york times publisher arthur salsburger died today in his home in new york. salsburger led the time for 36 years from 1963 until 1987. through a turbulent era. salsburger was a marine and radio op
. >>> governor jerry brown today said he had vetoed a bill that would have banned disrupting cell phone service without a court order. the bill was authored in the wake of a decision by b.a.r.t. last year to cut cell phone service in an effort to disrupt a planned protest. brown says that the bill could quote divert attention away from a true emergency by requiring the court order. the governor urged the lawmakers who authored the bill to work on an amended version of the bill....
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. >> reporter: we caught up with former mayor wily brown, a big supporter of lee. >> reporter: your prediction is. >> i believe the mayor made the correct decision and i believe the board will ratify that. and that mr. mirkarimi will not be in office. >> reporter: whatever the outcome, it will undoubtedly go down in history at only in san francisco. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and for the record, consultant jim ross who handicapped the mirkarimi vote for us is working with lee in the race for supervisor. >>> treasure island is all lit up and ready tonight. it is oracle appreciation night this week. a council is scheduled featuring pearl jam, kings of leon and a group that goes by the letter x. you will have to have an approved wristband if you want to attend. >>> a group held a creative protest tonight outside of the city council meeting. they recreated the night president obama and his then girlfriend michelle shared their first kiss. it happened while eating ice cream on a chicago sidewalk 20 years ago. organizers said measure s is misguided and targets the homeless. >> there's much
. >> reporter: we caught up with former mayor wily brown, a big supporter of lee. >> reporter: your prediction is. >> i believe the mayor made the correct decision and i believe the board will ratify that. and that mr. mirkarimi will not be in office. >> reporter: whatever the outcome, it will undoubtedly go down in history at only in san francisco. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and for the record, consultant jim ross who handicapped the mirkarimi vote for...